Zoppi hits winner as Central Connecticut tops Saint Francis | |
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Shon Mitchell threw two touchdown passes, Joe Zoppi kicked a 31-yard field goal on the final play, and Central Connecticut State defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) 24-21 on Saturday. With the score tied at 21 late in the fourth quarter, Saint Francis punter Jordan Slaiby could not field the snap from center and Central Connecticut took possession at the Red Flash 27-yard line. CCSU ran out the final two minutes, capped by Zoppi's third field goal of the game for the Blue Devils (4-7, 4-3 Northeast Conference). All five of the game's touchdowns were through the air as Saint Francis' Justin Sliwoski threw three TD passes to answer Mitchell's two. Sliwoski completed 14 of 20 passes for 254 yards. Mitchell was 12-of-32 passing for 124 yards. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | R. Williams | 1403 | |||
| Passing TDs: | R. Williams | 10 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | N. Smith | 508 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | R. Williams | 3 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. James | 649 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. James | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | vs. Southern Connecticut State | L 21 - 28 | ||
| 9/11 | at Wagner | W 21 - 19 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | L 10 - 56 | ||
| 9/25 | at Miami (FL) | L 0 - 69 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. Columbia | L 20 - 22 | ||
| 10/16 | at Sacred Heart | L 17 - 27 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. LIU | L 13 - 30 | ||
| 10/30 | at Merrimack | W 49 - 21 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. Bryant | W 30 - 15 | ||
| 11/13 | at Duquesne | L 27 - 31 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. Saint Francis U | W 24 - 21 | ||
| Northeast | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 6-1 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Duquesne | 5-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Bryant | 5-2 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Central Connecticut State | 4-3 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| St. Francis (PA) | 4-3 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Merrimack | 2-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| LIU-C.W. Post | 2-5 | 2-8 | ||||||||||
| Wagner | 0-7 | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3466 (88) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2133 (70) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1333 (83) | ||||
| Points per game: | 21.1 (86) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 315.1 (93) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 25 (96) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (52) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4172 (62) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2772 (95) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1400 (27) | ||||
| Points per game: | 30.8 (84) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 379.3 (66) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 43 (93) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (62) | ||||
